Need Import Help!

I'm experiencing major trouble importing photos taken with a 5D on one of our workstations. It begins importing very slowly, gets about a quarter of the way through the process, then freezes and dies. I've tried everything thing I can think of to make it go, but have had no success. On two of our other similary configured workstations the files are importing fine. Any ideas? Thanks!

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    * @version Version 1, October 13, 2004
    public class AudioFileDescriptor implements Serializable, Comparable {
      public AudioFileDescriptor(String absolutePath) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
        load(absolutePath);
      public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if(o != null && o instanceof AudioFileDescriptor) {
          return ((AudioFileDescriptor) o).getAbsolutePath().equalsIgnoreCase(this.getAbsolutePath());
        else {
          return false;
      public void load(String absolutePath) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
        this.absolutePath = absolutePath;
        RandomAccessFile rf = new RandomAccessFile(absolutePath, "r");
        if(id3v11Tag == null) {
          id3v11Tag = new ID3v11Tag(rf, false);
        else {
          id3v11Tag.readTag(rf, rf.length() - 128);
        rf.close();
      public String getAbsolutePath() {
        return absolutePath;
      public ID3v11Tag getID3v11Tag() {
        return id3v11Tag;
      public void setID3v11Tag(ID3v11Tag tag) {
        this.id3v11Tag = tag;
      public String toString() {
        DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("00");
        return id3v11Tag.getArtist() + ", " + id3v11Tag.getAlbum() + " - " +
            df.format(id3v11Tag.getTrackNumber()) + " " + id3v11Tag.getTitle();
       * Compares this object with the specified object for order.
       * @param o the Object to be compared.
       * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to,
       *   or greater than the specified object.
       * @todo Implement this java.lang.Comparable method
      public int compareTo(Object o) {
        return toString().compareTo(o.toString());
      private String absolutePath;
      private ID3v11Tag id3v11Tag;
      private transient long duration = -1;
      private transient int type = TYPE_UNKNOWN;
      public static final transient int TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0;
      public static final transient int TYPE_MP3 = 1;
    }This is class ID3V11Tag into which the data is actually stored
    * Light Development Java Library
    * Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
    * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
    * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    * GNU General Public License for more details.
    * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
    package com.lightdev.lib.audio;
    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.io.Serializable;
    import java.text.DecimalFormat;
    * This class is a very simple implementation of an ID3v11Tag. It models an ID3 tag
    * pretty much the same way as it is physically stored inside an audio file.
    * <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
    * ID3 tags.</p>
    * @author Ulrich Hilger
    * @author Light Development
    * @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
    * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
    * @author published under the terms and conditions of the
    *      GNU General Public License,
    *      for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
    *      package of this software
    * @version Version 1, October 13, 2004
    public class ID3v11Tag implements Serializable, Comparable {
       * construct an ID3v11Tag and read tag content from a given file
       * <p>This constructor can be used for cases where a RandomAccessFile has already
       * been opened and will be closed elsewhere</p>
       * @param rf RandomAccessFile  the open file to read from
       * @param isAtTagStartPos boolean  true, if the file pointer is at the
       * position where the ID3 tag starts; when false, the pointer is positioned accordingly here
       * @throws IOException
      public ID3v11Tag(RandomAccessFile rf, boolean isAtTagStartPos) throws IOException {
        if(isAtTagStartPos) {
          readTag(rf);
        else {
          readTag(rf, rf.length() - 128);
       * construct an ID3v11Tag and read tag content from a file at a given location
       * <p>This constructor opens and closes the audio file for reading</p>
       * @param absolutePath String  the absolute path to the audio file to open
       * @throws IOException
      public ID3v11Tag(String absolutePath) throws IOException {
        RandomAccessFile rf = new RandomAccessFile(absolutePath, "r");
        readTag(rf, rf.length() - 128);
        rf.close();
       * construct an ID3v11Tag and read tag content from a given file
       * <p>This constructor opens and closes the audio file for reading</p>
       * @param audioFile File  the audio file to read from
       * @throws IOException
      public ID3v11Tag(File audioFile) throws IOException {
        this(audioFile.getAbsolutePath());
       * get a string representation of this object
       * @return String
      public String toString() {
        DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("00");
        return getArtist() + ", " + getAlbum() + " - " + df.format(getTrackNumber()) + " " + getTitle();
       * position to file pointer and read the tag
       * @param rf RandomAccessFile  the file to read from
       * @param jumpPos long  the position to jump to (the tag start position)
       * @throws IOException
      public void readTag(RandomAccessFile rf, long jumpPos) throws IOException {
        rf.seek(jumpPos);
        readTag(rf);
       * read the tag from a given file, assuming the file pointer to be at the tag start position
       * @param rf RandomAccessFile  the file to read from
       * @throws IOException
      public void readTag(RandomAccessFile rf) throws IOException {
        rf.read(tagBuf);
        if(tag.equalsIgnoreCase(new String(tagBuf))) {
          rf.read(title);
          rf.read(artist);
          rf.read(album);
          rf.read(year);
          rf.read(comment);
          rf.read(trackNo);
          rf.read(genre);
      public String getTitle() {
        return new String(title).trim();
      public String getArtist() {
        return new String(artist).trim();
      public String getAlbum() {
        return new String(album).trim();
      public String getYear() {
        return new String(year).trim();
      public String getComment() {
        return new String(comment).trim();
      public int getGenreId() {
        try {
          int id = new Byte(genre[0]).intValue();
          if(id < GENRE_ID_MIN || id > GENRE_ID_MAX) {
            return GENRE_ID_OTHER;
          else {
            return id;
        catch(Exception ex) {
          return GENRE_ID_OTHER;
      public String getGenreName() {
        return genreNames[getGenreId()];
      public int getTrackNumber() {
        try {
          return (int) trackNo[0];
        catch(Exception e) {
          return 0;
       * Compares this object with the specified object for order.
       * @param o the Object to be compared.
       * @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to,
       *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

    Hi Franck,
    thank you, mate. I did what you suggested (changed class attached) but that did not change the mentioned behaviour.
    The first run is approximately 75 seconds with Java option -Xms40m and approx. double without, the second run and all subsequent runs are only 2-3 seconds each (!!!) even when terminating and re-starting the application between thread runs.
    I'm pretty clueless about that, any more help on this anyone?
    Thanks a lot and best regards
    Ulrich
    PS: BTW, I forgot to post the class that is filled with data by class CollectionThread, so here it is
    * Light Development Playlist Editor
    * Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
    * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
    * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    * GNU General Public License for more details.
    * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
    package com.lightdev.app.playlisteditor.data;
    import java.io.File;
    import com.lightdev.lib.audio.ID3v11Tag;
    import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.io.Serializable;
    import com.lightdev.lib.audio.AudioFileDescriptor;
    import com.lightdev.lib.ui.SortListModel;
    import java.util.Iterator;
    * Storage model for audio data.
    * <p>
    * <code>AudioDataModel</code> can be used to store ID3 tag data collected from
    * a directory with audio files to perform queries and reports on the found data.
    * </p>
    * <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
    * ID3 tags.</p>
    * @author Ulrich Hilger
    * @author Light Development
    * @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
    * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
    * @author published under the terms and conditions of the
    *      GNU General Public License,
    *      for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
    *      package of this software as well as any licensing notes
    *      inside this documentation
    * @version 1, October 15, 2004
    public class AudioDataModel extends SortListModel implements Serializable {
       * constructor
      public AudioDataModel() {
       * add an audio track from a given audio file
       * <p>This will attempt to read ID3 tag data from the file.</p>
       * @param audioFile File  the file to add audio data for
       * @throws IOException
      public void addTrack(File audioFile) throws IOException {
        AudioFileDescriptor afd = new AudioFileDescriptor(audioFile.getAbsolutePath());
        if (!data.contains(afd)) {
          data.add(afd);
       * get all tracks for agiven combination of genre name, artist name and album name. Any of
       * the parameters may be null or AudioDataModel.FILTER_ALL
       * <p>Ugly code, I know, but it simply hard codes all combinations of the the mentioned
       * parameters. Any more elegant implementations welcome.</p>
       * @param genreName String  a genre name to get tracks for
       * @param artistName String  an artist name to get tracks for
       * @param albumName String  an album name to get tracks for
       * @return SortListModel   the found tracks in a list model
      public SortListModel getTracks(String genreName, String artistName, String albumName) {
        SortListModel foundTracks = new SortListModel();
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while(e.hasNext()) {
          AudioFileDescriptor afd = (AudioFileDescriptor) e.next();
          ID3v11Tag tag = afd.getID3v11Tag();
          if(genreName == null || genreName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
            if(artistName == null || artistName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
              if (tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
                foundTracks.add(afd);
            else {
              if(albumName == null || albumName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
                if (tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
                  foundTracks.add(afd);
              else {
                if (tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName) &&
                    tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
                  foundTracks.add(afd);
          else {
            if(artistName == null || artistName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
              if(albumName == null || albumName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
                if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName))
                  foundTracks.add(afd);
              else {
                if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
                    tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
                  foundTracks.add(afd);
            else {
              if(albumName == null || albumName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
                if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
                    tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
                  foundTracks.add(afd);
              else {
                if (tag.getGenreName().equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
                    tag.getArtist().equalsIgnoreCase(artistName) &&
                    tag.getAlbum().equalsIgnoreCase(albumName))
                  foundTracks.add(afd);
        foundTracks.sort();
        return foundTracks;
       * list all artists in this model
       * @return SortListModel
      public SortListModel listArtists() {
        SortListModel artists = new SortListModel();
        artists.add(FILTER_ALL);
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while (e.hasNext()) {
          ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
          String artistName = tag.getArtist();
          if (artists.indexOf(artistName) < 0) {
            artists.add(artistName);
        artists.sort();
        return artists;
       * list all artists in this model having titles belonging to a given genre
       * @param genreName String  name of the genre artists are searched for
       * @return SortListModel
      public SortListModel listArtists(String genreName) {
        SortListModel artists = new SortListModel();
        artists.add(FILTER_ALL);
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while (e.hasNext()) {
          ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
          String artistName = tag.getArtist();
          String genre = tag.getGenreName();
          if (artists.indexOf(artistName) < 0 && genre.equalsIgnoreCase(genreName)) {
            artists.add(artistName);
        artists.sort();
        return artists;
       * list all genres in this model
       * @return SortListModel
      public SortListModel listGenres() {
        SortListModel genres = new SortListModel();
        genres.add(FILTER_ALL);
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while (e.hasNext()) {
          ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
          String genreName = tag.getGenreName();
          if (genres.indexOf(genreName) < 0) {
            genres.add(genreName);
        genres.sort();
        return genres;
       * list all albums in this model
       * @return SortListModel
      public SortListModel listAlbums() {
        SortListModel albums = new SortListModel();
        albums.add(FILTER_ALL);
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while (e.hasNext()) {
          ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
          String albumName = tag.getAlbum();
          if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0) {
            albums.add(albumName);
        albums.sort();
        return albums;
       * list all albums in this model having titles belonging to a given genre
       * @param genreName String  name of the genre albums are searched for
       * @return SortListModel
      public SortListModel listAlbums(String genreName) {
        SortListModel albums = new SortListModel();
        albums.add(FILTER_ALL);
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while (e.hasNext()) {
          ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
          String albumName = tag.getAlbum();
          String genre = tag.getGenreName();
          if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0 && genre.equalsIgnoreCase(genreName)) {
            albums.add(albumName);
        albums.sort();
        return albums;
       * list all albums in this model having titles belonging to a given genre and artist
       * @param genreName String  name of the genre albums are searched for
       * @param artistName String  name of the artist albums are searched for
       * @return SortListModel
      public SortListModel listAlbums(String genreName, String artistName) {
        SortListModel albums = new SortListModel();
        albums.add(FILTER_ALL);
        Iterator e = data.iterator();
        while (e.hasNext()) {
          ID3v11Tag tag = ((AudioFileDescriptor) e.next()).getID3v11Tag();
          String albumName = tag.getAlbum();
          String genre = tag.getGenreName();
          String artist = tag.getArtist();
          if(genreName == null || genreName.equalsIgnoreCase(FILTER_ALL)) {
            if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0 &&
                artist.equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
              albums.add(albumName);
          else {
            if (albums.indexOf(albumName) < 0 &&
                genre.equalsIgnoreCase(genreName) &&
                artist.equalsIgnoreCase(artistName))
              albums.add(albumName);
        albums.sort();
        return albums;
       * get the number of audio tracks stored in this data model
       * @return int  the number of tracks
      public int getTrackCount() {
        return data.size();
      /** constant to select all items of a given part */
      public static final String FILTER_ALL = "    all";
    }...and here the changed CollectionThread now caching found File objects in a vector
    * Light Development Playlist Editor
    * Copyright (C) 2004 Ulrich Hilger
    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
    * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
    * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    * GNU General Public License for more details.
    * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
    package com.lightdev.app.playlisteditor.data;
    import com.lightdev.lib.util.InfoThread;
    import java.io.File;
    import java.util.Vector;
    import java.util.Enumeration;
    * A class to collect audio data from a given storage location.
    * <p>
    * <code>CollectionThread</code> uses ID3 tag information to gain data.
    * </p>
    * <p>See <a href="http://www.id3.org">http://www.id3.org</a> for details about
    * ID3 tags.</p>
    * @author Ulrich Hilger
    * @author Light Development
    * @author <a href="http://www.lightdev.com">http://www.lightdev.com</a>
    * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>
    * @author published under the terms and conditions of the
    *      GNU General Public License,
    *      for details see file gpl.txt in the distribution
    *      package of this software as well as any licensing notes
    *      inside this documentation
    * @version 1, October 13, 2004
    public class CollectionThread extends InfoThread {
       * constructor
       * @param model  AudioDataModel  the data model to collect data to
      public CollectionThread(AudioDataModel model) {
        this.model = model;
       * constructor, creates a new empty AudioDataModel
      public CollectionThread() {
        this(new AudioDataModel());
       * set the data model to collect data to
       * @param model AudioDataModel  the model to collect data to
      public void setModel(AudioDataModel model) {
        this.model = model;
       * get the data model associated to this thread
       * @return AudioDataModel  the data model
      public AudioDataModel getModel() {
        return model;
       * set the directory to collect data from
       * @param rootDir File  the directory to collect data from
      public void setRootDirectory(File rootDir) {
        this.rootDir = rootDir;
       * this is the method to prepare a thread to run.
      protected void prepareThread() {
        maxValue = -1;
        filesProcessed = 0;
        innerCount = 0;
        fileList = new Vector();
       * do the actual work of this thread, i.e. iterate through a given directory
       * structure and collect audio data
       * @return boolean  true, if work is left
      protected boolean work() {
        boolean workIsLeft = true;
        if(getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
          countElements(rootDir.listFiles());
        if(getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
          workIsLeft = collect(); //collect(rootDir.listFiles());
          fileList.clear();
          fileList = null;
        return workIsLeft;
       * count the elements in a given file array including its subdirectories
       * @param files File[]
      private void countElements(File[] files) {
        int i = 0;
        while (i < files.length && getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
          File file = files;
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
    countElements(file.listFiles());
    else {
    fileList.add(file);
    i++;
    maxValue++;
    * read data into model
    * @param files File[] the file array representing the content of a given directory
    * @return boolean true, if work is left
    private boolean collect(/*File[] files*/) {
    Enumeration files = fileList.elements();
    while(files.hasMoreElements() && getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
    File file = (File) files.nextElement();
    try {
    model.addTrack(file);
    catch(Exception e) {
    fireThreadException(e);
    filesProcessed++;
    if(++innerCount > 99) {
    innerCount = 0;
    fireThreadProgress(filesProcessed);
    return false;
    int i = 0;
    while(i < files.length && getStatus() < STATUS_HALT_PENDING) {
    File file = files[i];
    if(file.isDirectory()) {
    collect(file.listFiles());
    else if(file.getName().toLowerCase().endsWith("mp3")) {
    try {
    model.addTrack(file);
    catch(Exception e) {
    fireThreadException(e);
    i++;
    filesProcessed++;
    fireThreadProgress(filesProcessed);
    return (i<files.length);
    /** the directory to collect data from */
    private File rootDir;
    /** the data model to collect data to */
    private AudioDataModel model;
    /** the number of files this thread processed so far while it is running */
    private long filesProcessed = 0;
    /** a list to temporary store found files */
    private Vector fileList;
    /** counter to determine when to fire progress messages */
    private int innerCount = 0;

  • I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto.  I have been a PC user since the mid 1980's and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them.  I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows.  I am comfortable with my

    I need your help with a decision to use iPhoto.  I have been a PC user since the mid 1980’s and more recently have used ACDSee to manage my photo images and Photoshop to edit them.  I have used ProShow Gold to create slideshows.  I am comfortable with my own folder and file naming conventions. I currently have over 23,000 images of which around 60% are scans going back 75 years.  Since I keep a copy of the originals, the storage requirements for over 46,000 images is huge.  180GB plus.
    I now have a Macbook Pro and will add an iMac when the new models arrive.  For my photos, I want to stay with Photoshop which also gives me the Bridge.  The only obvious reason to use iPhoto is to take advantage of Faces and the link to iMovie to make slideshows.  What am I missing and is using iPhoto worth the effort?
    If I choose to use iPhoto, I am not certain whether I need to load the originals and the edited versions. I suspect that just the latter is sufficient.  If I set PhotoShop as my external editor, I presume that iPhoto will keep track of all changes moving forward.  However, over 23,000 images in iPhoto makes me twitchy and they are appear hidden within iPhoto.  In the past, I have experienced syncing problems with, and database errors in, large databases.  If I break up the images into a number of projects, I loose the value of Faces reaching back over time.
    Some guidance and insight would be appreciated.  I have a number of Faces questions which I will save for later. 

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    Up to this the lack of processing power on your computer left no choice but to organise this way. But file based organisation is as sensible as organising a Shoe Warehouse based on the colour of the boxes. It's also ultimately data-destructive.
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    Software requirements
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    Deploying and configuring the BRM JCA Resource Adapter ->
    Overview of the BRM JCA Resource Adapter configuration procedure
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    Generating the schema files for the adapter. See Generating the schema files for your system. (links to some BRM commands np)
    Specifying how to construct XML tags. See Specifying the XML tags for extended fields. (links to an oob file included with directions on how to address BRM customizations np)
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    ***Reward points if found useful
    Regards,
    Naresh

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